Stockton sees third fatal shooting in days

STOCKTON – A man was shot and killed shortly before 9 p.m. Monday in north Stockton, the city's third fatal shooting in a span of about 58 hours, police said.

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STOCKTON – A man was shot and killed shortly before 9 p.m. Monday in north Stockton, the city’s third fatal shooting in a span of about 58 hours, police said.

Officers were dispatched to the 9400 block of Fox Creek Drive on a report of a shooting at 8:51 p.m. When they arrived, they found a man suffering from a gunshot wound. The man was taken to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead, authorities said.

The unidentified man became Stockton’s eighth homicide victim of 2013 and the third person shot to death in the city since Saturday morning. One man was gunned down about 10:55 a.m. Saturday in the 400 block of West Flora Street in what police called a possible case of self defense. Another man was slain in what may have been a gang-related shooting at 8:34 p.m. Saturday in the 4300 block of Manchester Avenue, authorities said.

Read Wednesday’s Record for more on this story by Record staff writer Jason Anderson.